Ian Barrufet
Ian Barrufet Torrebejano is a Spanish handball player, who plays as a left wing for FC Barcelona and the Spain men's national [handball team|Spanish national team].
Career
Barrufet made his debut for FC Barcelona on 18 March 2023 in a Copa ASOBAL game. Later in the same season he made his league debut.In the 2024-25 season he was loaned out to the German club MT Melsungen. With them he reached the Final Four of the 2024-25 EHF European League, where the team finished 4th. Barrufet was the tournament top scorer with 90 goals in 18 matches. In the same season he was named the best Left Wing in Europe at the EHF Excellence Awards.
For the 2024-25 season he returned to play for Barcelona.
National team
Ian Barrufet played 38 games for Spanish youth teams between 2021 and 2023, scoring 94 goals.At the 2022 Mediterranean Games he won gold medals, along with the 2022 European Men's U-18 Handball Championship and at the 2023 World Men's U-19 Handball Championship.
He made his debut for the Spanish senior team on 8th January 2025. His first major international tournament was the 2025 World Men's Handball Championship, where Spain finished at a disappointing 18th.